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Two suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3
Two people opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three students and wounding another five, police officials said. Two suspects have been taken into custody, police said, one of whom is a student at San Jose National High School in Tacloban city, where the shooting happened, according to police.…
Read MoreSuspect still at large after deadly Kansas City interstate shooting spree; regional manhunt underway
A string of shootings across Kansas City on Tuesday evening triggered a regional manhunt on Wednesday. Police believe Oscar Sanchez-Munoz shot at several eastbound vehicles between 6 and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One person died and four others survived. The violence stretched from Interstate 670 near Wyoming Street to Interstate 70 near The Paseo and…
Read MoreMoscow hit by largest Ukrainian attack since start of Russia’s full-scale war
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones hitting targets around the Russian capital and setting columns of thick smoke billowing high into the sky. Seventeen people were wounded in the Moscow region, according to local governor Andrei Vorobyov. Almost 1,000 drones and…
Read MoreSan Diego Resident Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of a five-count complaint charging Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, 38, of San Diego, California, with terrorism, sanctions-evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, and false statement charges in connection with his efforts to divert funds raised through purported charitable campaigns to Hamas and for personal use. Sabassi was arrested in…
Read MoreMember of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group “764” Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses
Shawn Krishendat Premsook, 26, of Clermont, Florida, has pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. According to the government’s factual basis, Premsook was a member of “764” and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) groups for approximately two years. During that time, Premsook joined these…
Read MoreChicago man faces arson, hate crime charges after cross burning in Grant Park
A man has been charged in connection with a burning cross that was spotted in Grant Park last week. Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of damage to property between $500 and $10,000, arson, and two felony counts of a hate crime. He also was hit with four misdemeanor counts of…
Read MoreSeven members of major Islamic State financing network convicted
Europol supported the Belgian authorities in the successful conclusion of a complex counter-terrorism investigation, targeting an international network primarily composed of individuals of Chechen origin residing in Europe. The network was found to be deeply radicalised and actively engaged in supporting and financing the activities of the so-called Islamic State terrorist organisation. During the operation,…
Read MoreAlleged ‘ringleader’ of disrupted attack on White House UFC show arrested in Nebraska
Announcing the arrest of five suspects in the foiled plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that an Omaha man taken into custody was the mastermind behind the whole conspiracy. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, of Omaha was arrested Sunday in a…
Read MoreWilmington Hospital suspect arrested in Philadelphia after 1 killed in Delaware shooting
A suspect is in custody following a double shooting on Tuesday afternoon that left one person dead inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware. Wilmington police say a 23-year-old man was taken into custody in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Charges and extradition to Delaware are pending. Various law enforcement agencies swarmed an area in the city’s Olney section…
Read MoreUK Court of Appeal upholds ban on Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group
Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the government’s proscription of the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation was lawful, overturning a decision by a lower court. The ruling on Monday came after the government lodged an appeal challenging a High Court ruling in February that banning the group under the Terrorism Act…
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